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Delve into Neuville-Saint-Vaast
Neuville-Saint-Vaast in Pas-de-Calais (Hauts-de-France) with it's 1,444 habitants is located in France about 106 mi (or 170 km) north of Paris, the country's capital town.
Current time in Neuville-Saint-Vaast is now 10:19 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / Paris with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 13 airports close to Neuville-Saint-Vaast, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in France is Merville-Calonne Airport in a distance of 19 mi (or 30 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in France is Fortifications of Vauban in a distance of 5 mi (or 8 km), South. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Arras, Lens, Bethune, Douai and Lille. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 5°C / 41 °F
Morning Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
Evening Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
Night Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 1% |
Air Humidity | 79% |
Air Pressure | 1015 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 17 km/h (11 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
15°C (59 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Overcast clouds, strong breeze.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
11°C (52 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
10°C (49 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hôtel Mercure Arras Centre Gare
Najeti Hôtel de l'Univers
Hôtel Moderne
Hotel Bollaert
Holiday Inn Express ARRAS
ibis Arras Centre Les Places
Campanile - Arras Saint-Nicolas
La Belle Etoile
Première Classe Arras – Saint-Laurent-Blangy – Parc Expo
Hôtel Diamant
Videos from this area
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Vimy Ridge - France, Canada 1080p50 Travel Channel
Vimy Ridge – France, Canada English: http://blog.myvideomedia.com/vimy-ridge-france-canada/ Deutsch: http://blog.myvideomedia.de/2014/10/vimy-erster-weltkrieg/ The battle of Vimy in World...
Timelapse - Tombée de la nuit
Vue sur l'agglomération Lens/Liévin Point de vue : Mémorial Canadien de Vimy 15/08/2014.
Vimy Ridge Monument....Arras, France...Canadian cemetary
One of several Canadian cemeteries at the Vimy Ridge Monument in Vimy, France. The sheer number of cemeteries is almost overwhelming really. It makes you proud to be Canadian, but I cant help...
Eleu Rando VTT septembre 2012 Dépassements en sous-bois single track Canyon
Parcours en sous-bois et single tracks avec dépassements le 9 septembre 2012.
The Durand Group - gaining access to a WW1 tunnel system
What you are seeing is the use of miniveyors to help remove spoil from the O64E winch incline in "O" Sector mining system, Vimy Ridge. 10 rigs in all were utilised by the Durand Group over...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Battle of Vimy Ridge
The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a military engagement fought primarily as part of the Battle of Arras, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France, during the First World War. The main combatants were the Canadian Corps, of four divisions, against three divisions of the German Sixth Army. The battle, which took place from 9 to 12 April 1917, was part of the opening phase of the British-led Battle of Arras, a diversionary attack for the French Nivelle Offensive.
Canadian National Vimy Memorial
The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is a memorial site in France dedicated to the memory of Canadian Expeditionary Force members killed during the First World War. It also serves as the place of commemoration for First World War Canadian soldiers killed or presumed dead in France who have no known grave.
Neuville-St Vaast German war cemetery
The Neuville-St Vaast German War Cemetery is located in Neuville-Saint-Vaast, a small village, near Arras, Pas-de-Calais, in northern France. The cemetery was established by the French in 1919 as a concentration cemetery for German war casualties from the regions north and east of Arras. It is now administered by the German War Graves Commission, (Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge). It is the largest German cemetery in France, containing 44,833 burials.
Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery
Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of World War I situated on the grounds of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park near the French town of Neuville-Saint-Vaast. This small cemetery contains the graves of 109 Canadian soldiers, principally of the Canadian 4th Division, all of whom fell between April 9, 1917 and April 13, 1917 during the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
Canadian Cemetery No. 2
Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of World War I situated on the grounds of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park near the French town of Neuville-Saint-Vaast. The cemetery was originally named CD 5 and established as a battlefield cemetery of the Canadian 4th Division for Canadian troops killed in the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Battlefield clearances of the surrounding area in 1919 significantly increased the size of the cemetery.
Zone rouge
The Zone rouge (French for "Red Zone") is the name given to about 1,200 square kilometres of land in northeastern France that was physically and environmentally destroyed during the First World War. Because of hundreds of thousands of human and animal corpses and millions of unexploded ordnance that contaminated the land, some activities in the area such as housing, farming or forestry, were temporarily or permanently forbidden after the war by French law.